This page is designed to help you understand what the numbers, letters and symbols in your final results email mean. There is also information about Exceptional Circumstances, Appeals and Administrative Mark Checks.

Assessments with an asterisk(*)

If an asterisk(*) shows against an assessment this means that you have/had a confirmed deferral in place for that assessment. 

Course Grades

Grades show against courses.  You can interpret them using the list below:

D = Distinction [70-100%]
M = Merit [60-69%]
P = Pass [50-59%]
F = Fail [(x+1)-49%]
FB = Bad Fail [0 - x]
NA = At least one component of assessment has been deferred
AB = Absent from all components of assessment
I = Incomplete (i.e. you were absent from at least one component of assessment)

You can check the bad fail marks for your courses (i.e. establish what x is).

Exceptional Circumstances

If you have submitted Exceptional Circumstances, you should have received, or will shortly receive an email from your Department or the Student Regulations Team informing you of the Exam Board’s Decision.

Challenging your results 

We are confident that our assessment process is robust and that the results we have sent you will be accurate. However, in certain circumstances there are routes for you to check and/or appeal your results. Visit challenging results for more information. The deadline for both processes is 23:59 (London Time) on Tuesday 3 December 2024.

Want to know more about regulations, classification or progression?

There is lots of information, including links to the relevant regulations on the understanding results page.

Have things not gone to plan?

If things don't go to plan, and you haven't received the results you were hoping for, there is lots of support available; check our advice and support page to find out what you can do next.